Archives for Tuesday, December 2, 2003:

Cayman Islands defiant over tax dispute with UK

LONDON, England: The British government has failed to extract an explicit commitment from the Cayman Islands, a UK dependent territory, to comply with a European Union crackdown on tax evasion, but will hold further talks to try to resolve the dispute... read more...

Caribbean leaders to meet British Prime Minister in London

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas will use the opportunity on Tuesday to raise the issue of the adjustment of British pensioners returning to the twin-island Federation and other Caribbean countries with Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair... read more...

Antigua PM presses France for visa waiver agreement

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: The new French ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, Mr. Bernard Venzo, arrived in Antigua on the weekend in order to present his credentials and Prime Minister Lester Bird called on France to conclude a visa waiver agreement with Antigua and Barbuda, under which nationals wishing to visit Guadeloupe for a short period would be exempt from the requirement to have a visa... read more...

Jamaica PM warns against fall-out over anti-terrorism bill

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The country's ability to attract further investments, participate in trade and receive development assistance could be jeopardised if the international community perceives Jamaica as unwilling to enact legislation to prevent terrorist activities stated Prime Minister P.J. Patterson... read more...

Puerto Rico to host 2004 Caribbean Gaming and Hospitality Conference

NEW YORK, USA: In the face of growing competitive forces and an uneven global economic recovery, the sixth annual Caribbean Gaming & Hospitality Conference will turn its focus to "Managing for Excellence." The conference, which is scheduled for June 8-9 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is the only educational forum for gaming and hospitality businesses operating in the Caribbean and Central and South America... read more...

Gas terminals proposal for the Bahamas

LONDON, England: Bahamian government officials have recently been visiting gas installations in the US, Trinidad and Portugal. They have been looking at facilities owned by AES of the US and Tractebel of Belgium - two of three companies that want to build gas terminals in the Bahamas from which gas will be piped to Florida... read more...

LEGAL NEWS

Caribbean Court of Justice is integral to CSME

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: In a presentation that dealt with the Judiciary and Legal System under the CSME Mr. Sheldon McDonald Project Coordinator, Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Unit Caricom Secretariat, gave a brief history of the thought that led to the establishment of the CCJ... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Windies ready for South Africa says Lara

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP): The West Indies team arrived in South Africa Monday for a four-Test tour with skipper Brian Lara warning they were unfazed by one of the most humiliating episodes in the team's history in an earlier tour... read more...